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Comite International des Pharmaciens Homeopathes June 1971
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Menopausal disorders m a y be accompanied by metrorrhagia with loss of bright red blood, easily clotting and offensive in odour. Heat flushes occur at the menopause associated with burning in palms and soles; bed covers must be thrown off at night for relief. Uterine polpypi bleed very easily. Ulceration of cervix uteri is associated with foetid, corrosive leucorrhoea. Locomotor system. Rheumatic type pains affect the nape of the neck, the right shoulder and right arm; the right arm m a y be fixed to the side or cannot be raised above shoulder level; the pain is worse at night, in damp weather and on turning over in bed. Similar pains are felt in areas where bone is only thinly covered, e.g. backs of hands and shins. Pain is felt in the sacral region on lifting and is relieved by bending forward. Skin. Acne occurs in young women, often in association with scanty menses. Red blotchy eruptions may appear in the spring. POSOLOGY
The remedy has proved of value in cough and respiratory trouble in influenza. I t is said to antidote Rhus poisoning.
Comite International des Pharmaciens Homeopathes June 1971 The annual meeting of the Comite International des Pharmaciens Homeopathes was held on Saturday, 12 June at the Council of Europe, Strasbourg. Twenty-one people attended the meeting, and nine nationalities were represented. Mr. F. W. Adams, D.Sc., F.P.S., F.R.I.C., past Secretary of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, accompanied the United Kingdom representatives, Mr. D. W. Everitt, M.P.S., and Mr. J. B. L. Ainsworth, M.P.S. Mr. H. S. Grainger, M.Pharm., F.P.S., F.R.I.C., Secretary of the European Pharmacopoiea Commission, attended the meeting, and in the unavoidable last minute absence of his colleague, Dr. Sehorn, kindly undertook the task of recording the minutes. The meeting place was a large, pleasantly situated room in the Council of Europe Building, equipped with simultaneous translation facilities.
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The session commenced shortly after 9 a.m. with the President, Mr. D. W. Everitt, M.P.S., in the Chair. New members of the C.I.P.H. were welcomed, one from Roumania and one from Switzerland. The discussion then centred on possible pharmacopoieal standards for tinctures, and in particular the alcoholic concentrations to be achieved in each tincture. A Buffet Lunch was taken at 12.30 p.m. in a pleasant restaurant in the beautiful Orangerie Gardens opposite the Council of Europe buildings. This informal luncheon was attended b y the D e p u t y Director of Economic and Social Affairs, the Secretary to the Public Health Committee of the Council of Europe, and the Dean and five Professors from the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Strasbourg. After lunch the first p a r t of the afternoon session completed discussion on the tinctures, and was followed b y discussion on the list of chemical names of substances to be listed in the proposed International Homceopathic Pharmacopoiea. The final business saw Dr. H. Boiron elected as President, and the provisional date and place of the next meeting fixed Brussels, June 1972, possibly at the same time as the International Homceopathic League Congress. The meeting ended at 5.30 p.m. The detail enclosed gives the history of the formation and work of C.I.P.H.
C.I.P.H. The homceopathic pharmacists from several countries, who were present at the International Homceopathic League (L.H.I.) Congress held in Stuttgart in 1955, on the suggestion of Dr. Henri Boiron, President of the Syndicate of French Pharmacies and Homceopathic Laboratories, decided to form an INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF HOM(EOPATHIC PHARMACISTS (C.I.P.H.). This was accomplished on 9 September 1955, through the initiative of Dr. Henri Boiron, he being the first President. The Charter of Constitution of this Committee was signed b y specialist pharmacists of the following countries: Austria Belgium--France G e r m a n y - - G r e a t Britain Holland and Switzerland. The Committee has m e t annually since 1955, usually at the time of the Congress of the L.H.I., and occasionally more often; since its formation the membership has increased, and at present the following countries are represented in addition to the founder member countries: Argentine--Greece Brazil--Roumania Chile.
THE
:BRITISH
HOM(EOI~ATXtIC JOURNAL
Menopausal disorders m a y be accompanied by metrorrhagia with loss of bright red blood, easily clotting and offensive in odour. Heat flushes occur at the menopause associated with burning in palms and soles; bed covers must be thrown off at night for relief. Uterine polpypi bleed very easily. Ulceration of cervix uteri is associated with foetid, corrosive leucorrhoea. Locomotor system. Rheumatic type pains affect the nape of the neck, the right shoulder and right arm; the right arm m a y be fixed to the side or cannot be raised above shoulder level; the pain is worse at night, in damp weather and on turning over in bed. Similar pains are felt in areas where bone is only thinly covered, e.g. backs of hands and shins. Pain is felt in the sacral region on lifting and is relieved by bending forward. Skin. Acne occurs in young women, often in association with scanty menses. Red blotchy eruptions may appear in the spring. POSOLOGY
The remedy has proved of value in cough and respiratory trouble in influenza. I t is said to antidote Rhus poisoning.
Comite International des Pharmaciens Homeopathes June 1971 The annual meeting of the Comite International des Pharmaciens Homeopathes was held on Saturday, 12 June at the Council of Europe, Strasbourg. Twenty-one people attended the meeting, and nine nationalities were represented. Mr. F. W. Adams, D.Sc., F.P.S., F.R.I.C., past Secretary of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, accompanied the United Kingdom representatives, Mr. D. W. Everitt, M.P.S., and Mr. J. B. L. Ainsworth, M.P.S. Mr. H. S. Grainger, M.Pharm., F.P.S., F.R.I.C., Secretary of the European Pharmacopoiea Commission, attended the meeting, and in the unavoidable last minute absence of his colleague, Dr. Sehorn, kindly undertook the task of recording the minutes. The meeting place was a large, pleasantly situated room in the Council of Europe Building, equipped with simultaneous translation facilities.
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The session commenced shortly after 9 a.m. with the President, Mr. D. W. Everitt, M.P.S., in the Chair. New members of the C.I.P.H. were welcomed, one from Roumania and one from Switzerland. The discussion then centred on possible pharmacopoieal standards for tinctures, and in particular the alcoholic concentrations to be achieved in each tincture. A Buffet Lunch was taken at 12.30 p.m. in a pleasant restaurant in the beautiful Orangerie Gardens opposite the Council of Europe buildings. This informal luncheon was attended b y the D e p u t y Director of Economic and Social Affairs, the Secretary to the Public Health Committee of the Council of Europe, and the Dean and five Professors from the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Strasbourg. After lunch the first p a r t of the afternoon session completed discussion on the tinctures, and was followed b y discussion on the list of chemical names of substances to be listed in the proposed International Homceopathic Pharmacopoiea. The final business saw Dr. H. Boiron elected as President, and the provisional date and place of the next meeting fixed Brussels, June 1972, possibly at the same time as the International Homceopathic League Congress. The meeting ended at 5.30 p.m. The detail enclosed gives the history of the formation and work of C.I.P.H.
C.I.P.H. The homceopathic pharmacists from several countries, who were present at the International Homceopathic League (L.H.I.) Congress held in Stuttgart in 1955, on the suggestion of Dr. Henri Boiron, President of the Syndicate of French Pharmacies and Homceopathic Laboratories, decided to form an INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF HOM(EOPATHIC PHARMACISTS (C.I.P.H.). This was accomplished on 9 September 1955, through the initiative of Dr. Henri Boiron, he being the first President. The Charter of Constitution of this Committee was signed b y specialist pharmacists of the following countries: Austria Belgium--France G e r m a n y - - G r e a t Britain Holland and Switzerland. The Committee has m e t annually since 1955, usually at the time of the Congress of the L.H.I., and occasionally more often; since its formation the membership has increased, and at present the following countries are represented in addition to the founder member countries: Argentine--Greece Brazil--Roumania Chile.